The Paul Lambert thread - poll reset after our capitulation to Hull

[pauliewalnuts]

champagne on ice, next week is our cup final according to lambert

As I just saw someone mention on twitter - oh good, Lambert, cup games and Villa Park, what a great combination.

[Malandro]

champagne on ice, next week is our cup final according to lambert

As I just saw someone mention on twitter - oh good, Lambert, cup games and Villa Park, what a great combination.

our brainless chairman will probably sack him after that

[brontebilly]

This project has went off the boil big-time. I don't recall seeing the words "young and hungry" or similar in any official communication from the club in a while. What was said in the latest press release was "worked within the parameters" or something like that. The reality is that he has tried to find bargains but largely failed; his closest co-operators are suspended; and the owner who hired him are looking to sell. I don't think he is a poor manager, but it seems very unlikely that he'll rediscover his inspiration while at Villa.

Lambert isnt a poor manager, he is an awful one. Cut from the same ilk as McLeish and anyone of the numerous dinosaurs in gainful employment in the top two divisions of English football. His career will never recover from this and rightly so.

Randy Lerner is an absolute moron. Cost cutting is one thing but having the club on the precipice of relegation four years in a row takes some doing. Zero leadership at board level and its no surprise that this consumes the whole club. Lerner is ultimately responsible for the state of the club at the moment from giving MON a blank chequebook to the aldi esque crap since. He hasnt a clue how to run a successful sports organisation and is too gutless to appoint people onto the board who do. Lerner only wants sycophants at Villa Park, unfortunately he also found plenty supporters of the club far too willing to have the wool pulled over their eyes for too long. 

Then our players - fucking hell what a shower of individual and collective shite. If anything summed up Aston Villa as a club over the last four years it was Grant Holt laughing and joking with Garry Monk before coming on then waddling around the pitch like a pregnant foal upon his introduction. 1 goal in his last 25 appearances. Weimann with three goals all season, Gabby with four. Nathan Baker - somehow has played 60 times for the club, another example of how far we have fallen. Ron Vlaar - captain my ar*e. Lowton, Bennett, Luna, Kea, Sylla, each and every one is absolutely useless. Hutton, Given, Bent, Nzogbia trousering the bones of 200k a week in total from the club.

We deserve to be relegated, maybe then the soul of the club will be reignited.

[pauliewalnuts]

I too noticed that from Holt.

[Eigentor]

This project has went off the boil big-time. I don't recall seeing the words "young and hungry" or similar in any official communication from the club in a while. What was said in the latest press release was "worked within the parameters" or something like that. The reality is that he has tried to find bargains but largely failed; his closest co-operators are suspended; and the owner who hired him are looking to sell. I don't think he is a poor manager, but it seems very unlikely that he'll rediscover his inspiration while at Villa.

So you think he is a good manager then

On the basis of what exactly?

I didn't say "good", but "not poor", and did so on the basis of his record at Norwich. It's all about opinion, but I'd say that he has been unlucky at Villa because circumstances have highlighted his short-comings and not his strenghts. However, if he had been a "good" manager, he would have shown more flexibility and (probably) performed better.

[Nii Lamptey]

This project has went off the boil big-time. I don't recall seeing the words "young and hungry" or similar in any official communication from the club in a while. What was said in the latest press release was "worked within the parameters" or something like that. The reality is that he has tried to find bargains but largely failed; his closest co-operators are suspended; and the owner who hired him are looking to sell. I don't think he is a poor manager, but it seems very unlikely that he'll rediscover his inspiration while at Villa.

Lambert isnt a poor manager, he is an awful one. Cut from the same ilk as McLeish and anyone of the numerous dinosaurs in gainful employment in the top two divisions of English football. His career will never recover from this and rightly so.

Randy Lerner is an absolute moron. Cost cutting is one thing but having the club on the precipice of relegation four years in a row takes some doing. Zero leadership at board level and its no surprise that this consumes the whole club. Lerner is ultimately responsible for the state of the club at the moment from giving MON a blank chequebook to the aldi esque crap since. He hasnt a clue how to run a successful sports organisation and is too gutless to appoint people onto the board who do. Lerner only wants sycophants at Villa Park, unfortunately he also found plenty supporters of the club far too willing to have the wool pulled over their eyes for too long. 

Then our players - fucking hell what a shower of individual and collective shite. If anything summed up Aston Villa as a club over the last four years it was Grant Holt laughing and joking with Garry Monk before coming on then waddling around the pitch like a pregnant foal upon his introduction. 1 goal in his last 25 appearances. Weimann with three goals all season, Gabby with four. Nathan Baker - somehow has played 60 times for the club, another example of how far we have fallen. Ron Vlaar - captain my ar*e. Lowton, Bennett, Luna, Kea, Sylla, each and every one is absolutely useless. Hutton, Given, Bent, Nzogbia trousering the bones of 200k a week in total from the club.

We deserve to be relegated, maybe then the soul of the club will be reignited.

THIS.

[not3bad]

I thought we deserved to be relegated two years ago, we stank up the Premier League that badly. Unfortunately the same is probably true again. But hopefully we'll somehow escape it. But by the ghost of Booby Charlton, both Lerner and Lambert must go.

[Steve67]

Brontebilly, great post, agree with all of it except the relegation bit. With this shower of shit, we will never, I repeat never get back up.

[Rudy65]

This project has went off the boil big-time. I don't recall seeing the words "young and hungry" or similar in any official communication from the club in a while. What was said in the latest press release was "worked within the parameters" or something like that. The reality is that he has tried to find bargains but largely failed; his closest co-operators are suspended; and the owner who hired him are looking to sell. I don't think he is a poor manager, but it seems very unlikely that he'll rediscover his inspiration while at Villa.

So you think he is a good manager then

On the basis of what exactly?

I didn't say "good", but "not poor", and did so on the basis of his record at Norwich. It's all about opinion, but I'd say that he has been unlucky at Villa because circumstances have highlighted his short-comings and not his strenghts. However, if he had been a "good" manager, he would have shown more flexibility and (probably) performed better.

No offence, but you cant blame bad luck for 2 years of sheer ineptitude.

How can you defend him?

He has broken some records in his time. The latest one being 18 defeats in a prem league season

Please tell us what his strengths are.

[Toronto Villa]

champagne on ice, next week is our cup final according to lambert

As I just saw someone mention on twitter - oh good, Lambert, cup games and Villa Park, what a great combination.

Just our luck then to have drawn Hull City, who have just got to a final in the other cup.

[Rudy65]

I too noticed that from Holt.

He wont be here next season, so doesn't give a flying fvck.

Bizarre to think he was being mentioned for an England call up 2 years ago!

One of the worst players ever to play for us

[Nii Lamptey]

This project has went off the boil big-time. I don't recall seeing the words "young and hungry" or similar in any official communication from the club in a while. What was said in the latest press release was "worked within the parameters" or something like that. The reality is that he has tried to find bargains but largely failed; his closest co-operators are suspended; and the owner who hired him are looking to sell. I don't think he is a poor manager, but it seems very unlikely that he'll rediscover his inspiration while at Villa.

So you think he is a good manager then

On the basis of what exactly?

I didn't say "good", but "not poor", and did so on the basis of his record at Norwich. It's all about opinion, but I'd say that he has been unlucky at Villa because circumstances have highlighted his short-comings and not his strenghts. However, if he had been a "good" manager, he would have shown more flexibility and (probably) performed better.

No excuse. He's had 2 years at the helm to shape the team how he wants, and even if he had restrictions in place, any manager worth their salt would work with what they have. Pulis has had 6 months at Palace and look at them now.

Get him out of our club NOW. And hopefully Lerner (AND just as importantly, Faulkner), can 'faulkner' off in the summer.

I can remember the last game of the season with O'Leary in charge, saying to Barry's Left Foot on the way home, that we'd be down the following season.

The club is in a FAR worse state now than it was at that time. At least we had 'some' players of Premiership quality, a chairman with balls, and some little remaining stature amongst other English clubs that we were ASTON VILLA. Now, everyone from the chairman, down to the supporters has lost interest as we limp towards the inevitable drop into the Championship.

[pooligan]

The two poorest sides in the Premier at the moment are surely Norwich and Villa. No doubt someone will correct me if i am wrong,but i would say that most of that Norwich side are players Lambert signed. More proof that this Clueless is out of his depth

[PeterWithe]

I'd prefer McLeish to be in charge for the last three games, I can think of no more damning indictment on Lamberts season.

[Jimbo]

This project has went off the boil big-time. I don't recall seeing the words "young and hungry" or similar in any official communication from the club in a while. What was said in the latest press release was "worked within the parameters" or something like that. The reality is that he has tried to find bargains but largely failed; his closest co-operators are suspended; and the owner who hired him are looking to sell. I don't think he is a poor manager, but it seems very unlikely that he'll rediscover his inspiration while at Villa.

So you think he is a good manager then

On the basis of what exactly?

I didn't say "good", but "not poor", and did so on the basis of his record at Norwich. It's all about opinion, but I'd say that he has been unlucky at Villa because circumstances have highlighted his short-comings and not his strenghts. However, if he had been a "good" manager, he would have shown more flexibility and (probably) performed better.

No offence, but you cant blame bad luck for 2 years of sheer ineptitude.

How can you defend him?

He has broken some records in his time. The latest one being 18 defeats in a prem league season

Please tell us what his strengths are.

His major strength is, if he ever got tortured by the Syrians, they'd never get an intelligible word out of him.